GETDOWN SERVICES have officially shared their new single, "Cha Cha Slide," ahead of the release of their hugely anticipated debut album, Massive Champion, out via Breakfast Records on 14 August.
The intoxicating new track exemplifies the Bristol duo's ability to craft undeniable earworms that capture modern life with an incredibly unique, acerbic wit. Band member Josh Law opened up about the emotional vulnerability underlying the dance-infused track, explaining: “This song is about the feeling of everyone else somehow knowing what to do. It’s about a feeling I’d get as a child that has never quite left me; that I just don’t really know what to do at social occasions. It’s about realising that trying to connect with and understand people is a lifetime of trial and error. It’s probably the saddest song we’ve ever written.”
The album serves as an odyssey of anarchic joy, seditious wit, and boundless energy. Pushing deeper into the singular world that Law and partner Ben Sadler have built over recent years, the material opens up bold new lyrical ground. Written in green rooms, on long car journeys, and in the fleeting gaps between relentless touring schedules, the record stands as their most expansive statement to date—functioning as an artistic ode to childhood, British cultural detritus, and the absurd poetry of everyday life.
The group's fast-paced momentum arrives on the heels of high-profile live performances, including appearances at Harry Styles’ Meltdown festival, Later… With Jools Holland, and an international arena support run alongside Viagra Boys. The legendary live act has also recently completed a series of completely sold-out headline dates across both the United States and Australia.
To support the album launch, the band will embark on a massive tour throughout the summer and winter. Due to staggering ticket demand, second headline dates have quickly been added at major venues, including London’s Roundhouse on 8 and 9 December, and the Bristol Beacon in January. Critical acclaim continues to swell globally, with The Guardian hailing their chaotic, high-octane take on modern British life as "low-culture genius."
